Getting around Big Lakes County: walking and cycling times
à portée’s map shows the trip on foot and by bike from every populated block in Big Lakes County to the nearest grocery store, pharmacy, school, park and other everyday places. It is free, with no account.
- residents in 2021
- 4,986
- within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store
- 11%
- of 1,000 communities for groceries on foot
- 730th
65% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Travel times across Big Lakes County
Each block is coloured by the trip from it to the nearest place of the kind you pick, on foot or by bike. Move the map, or open it in à portée for any address and all 29 kinds of place.
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Getting around Big Lakes County
The share of Big Lakes County residents within a trip of each place, and the typical trip, by each way of getting there the free map offers.
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 10%over an hour | 12%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
| Park | 3%over an hour | 7%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 4%over an hour | 7%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 11%over an hour | 12%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 0%over an hour | 0%over an hour |
| Park | 5%over an hour | 7%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 6%over an hour | 9%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 11%over an hour | 16%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 0%over an hour | 2%over an hour |
| Park | 7%over an hour | 9%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 7%over an hour | 9%over an hour |
| Place | On foot | By bike |
|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 12%over an hour | 17%over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 0%over an hour | 2%over an hour |
| Park | 8%over an hour | 11%over an hour |
| Elementary school | 7%over an hour | 12%over an hour |
Cycling follows the street network, hills included. Within 15 minutes means under 16: times are rounded down to the whole minute.
Big Lakes County in numbers
11% of Big Lakes County residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 40% across Alberta and 45% across Canada.
Residents within a walk of each place
| Place | 10 min | 15 min | 20 min | 30 min | Typical walk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 10% | 11% | 11% | 12% | over an hour |
| Pharmacy | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | over an hour |
| Park | 3% | 5% | 7% | 8% | over an hour |
| Elementary school | 4% | 6% | 7% | 7% | over an hour |
Within a 15-minute walk, beside Alberta and Canada
| Place | Big Lakes County | Alberta | Canada | Rank among the 1,000 communities with a page |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grocery store | 11% | 40% | 45% | 730th of 1,00068th of 118 in Alberta |
| Pharmacy | 0% | 51% | 51% | 893rd of 1,00098th of 118 in Alberta |
| Park | 5% | 85% | 82% | 939th of 1,00099th of 118 in Alberta |
| Elementary school | 6% | 53% | 55% | 809th of 1,00075th of 118 in Alberta |
65% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Big Lakes County Alberta
Communities of a similar size
The communities closest to Big Lakes County in population, and the share of their residents within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store. Communities are 2021 census subdivisions (cities, towns, counties and other municipalities), compared within their municipal boundaries.
| Community | Residents | Grocery within 15 min |
|---|---|---|
| Orford | 5,007 | 9% |
| Kneehill County | 4,992 | 0% |
| Big Lakes County | 4,986 | 11% |
| Chisasibi | 4,985 | 37% |
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 4,967 | 4% |
More places across the Mackenzie County area
The Mackenzie County area has 62,132 residents, 8% of them in Big Lakes County. The share of them within a 15-minute walk of more kinds of place:
- Convenience store24%
- Café16%
- Bakery6%
- Library16%
- Playground21%
- Childcare7%
- Community centre13%
- Clinic11%
Other communities in the Mackenzie County area
Beside each community is the share of its residents who can reach a grocery store within a 15-minute walk.
Shares of 2021 residents of populated census blocks, on foot along the street network. How the walking times are computed
Travel times are our best estimates from open data published October 8, 2026 and can contain errors. Walking and cycling times are rounded down, so “within 15 minutes” means under 16. Check before an important decision, and tell us if something looks wrong.
Questions
Is Big Lakes County walkable?
One measure is the share of residents within a 15-minute walk of everyday places. In Big Lakes County, 11% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store, compared with 40% across Alberta and 45% across Canada. On this measure, Big Lakes County ranks 730th of 1,000 communities. 65% of residents live in blocks with no everyday place of any kind within an hour’s walk, often in rural areas: the shares and the rank count them as out of reach.
Can you get around Big Lakes County by bike?
By bike, 12% of Big Lakes County residents reach a grocery store within 15 minutes, 0% a pharmacy, 7% a park and 9% an elementary school. On foot, 11% are within 15 minutes of a grocery store. The typical trip to a grocery store takes over an hour by bike and over an hour on foot. Cycling times follow the street network, hills included; they don’t say whether a street is safe or comfortable to ride.
Is Big Lakes County a 15-minute city?
It depends on which everyday places you count. Within a 15-minute walk, 11% of residents reach a grocery store, 0% a pharmacy, 5% a park and 6% an elementary school. These figures count each place separately; open the map to see how many residents have all four within 15 minutes, for the places you choose.
How does Big Lakes County compare with communities of a similar size?
In Big Lakes County, 11% of residents live within a 15-minute walk of a grocery store; in the communities closest to it in population, the share is 9% in Orford, 0% in Kneehill County, 37% in Chisasibi and 4% in Grand Bay-Westfield.
Where does this data come from?
Walking and cycling times follow the street network, hills included, from each populated 2021 census block to the nearest place of each kind. Places come from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps, with health care and schools checked against Statistics Canada’s open databases. Shares are weighted by 2021 population. Data published 8 October 2026. How the times are computed
Big Lakes County in brief
- Province
- Alberta
- Census subdivision code
- 4817027
- Residents in 2021
- 4,986
- Data published
- 8 October 2026
Sources: places from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and the Overture Maps Foundation; census blocks, 2021 populations and municipal boundaries adapted from Statistics Canada under the Open Government Licence – Canada; elevation from Natural Resources Canada; province outlines from Natural Earth; links from Wikidata (CC0), Wikipedia and Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Figures derived from OpenStreetMap are under the ODbL. Data sources and licences